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Brienz

American  
[bree-ents] / briˈɛnts /

noun

  1. Lake of, a lake in SE Bern canton in Switzerland. 11.5 sq. mi. (30 sq. km).


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In eastern Switzerland, residents of the village of Brienz were evacuated two years ago because the mountainside above them was crumbling.

From BBC May 28, 2025

The fact that so many rounds were dumped in Swiss lakes - Brienz being another of them - has been known about for decades, though people have asked questions about safety more recently.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

The people of Brienz packed up and left, and the government closed the roads and train line leading to the village.

From NewsForKids.net Jun. 22, 2023

Early estimates suggest that two-thirds to three-quarters of the portion of mountain that geologists said was at risk had fallen toward Brienz.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.

From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 by Twain, Mark

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